# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1367
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27324 "2014-07-08T15:05:51Z")
Things for which you’re glad they can’t talk: 1. My toilet 2. My cat Ed- He’s 15 and was my bachelor cat. My wife and I have been together 10 years. 3. My car. If it could nag me out loud to get its tires rotated, I think I’d be taking the bus today. 4. My office chair 5. Pizzas (it would be hard to eat them if they were screaming as I chewed.) 6. The grass of my lawn (I suspect it would object as I mowed it). ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27325 "2014-07-08T15:12:46Z")
Things for which you’re glad they can’t talk: 1. My toilet 2. My cat Ed- He’s 15 and was my bachelor cat. My wife and I have been together 10 years. 3. My car. If it could nag me out loud to get its tires rotated, I think I’d be taking the bus today. 4. My office chair 5. Pizzas (it would be hard to eat them if they were screaming as I chewed.) 6. The grass of my lawn (I suspect it would object as I mowed it). 7. My bank account ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27326 "2014-07-08T15:46:21Z")
Things for which you’re glad they can’t talk: 1. My toilet 2. My cat Ed- He’s 15 and was my bachelor cat. My wife and I have been together 10 years. 3. My car. If it could nag me out loud to get its tires rotated, I think I’d be taking the bus today. 4. My office chair 5. Pizzas (it would be hard to eat them if they were screaming as I chewed.) 6. The grass of my lawn (I suspect it would object as I mowed it). 7. My bank account 8. My Fridge (You’re drinking another beer?) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27327 "2014-07-08T16:07:04Z")
Things for which you’re glad they can’t talk: 1. My toilet 2. My cat Ed- He’s 15 and was my bachelor cat. My wife and I have been together 10 years. 3. My car. If it could nag me out loud to get its tires rotated, I think I’d be taking the bus today. 4. My office chair 5. Pizzas (it would be hard to eat them if they were screaming as I chewed.) 6. The grass of my lawn (I suspect it would object as I mowed it). 7. My bank account 8. My Fridge (You’re drinking another beer?) 9. My cat. She’s noisy enough as it is. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27328 "2014-07-08T16:43:21Z")
Things for which you’re glad they can’t talk: 1. My toilet 2. My cat Ed- He’s 15 and was my bachelor cat. My wife and I have been together 10 years. 3. My car. If it could nag me out loud to get its tires rotated, I think I’d be taking the bus today. 4. My office chair 5. Pizzas (it would be hard to eat them if they were screaming as I chewed.) 6. The grass of my lawn (I suspect it would object as I mowed it). 7. My bank account 8. My Fridge (You’re drinking another beer?) 9. My cat. She’s noisy enough as it is. 10. My various unfinished writing projects ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27329 "2014-07-08T20:33:05Z")
Things for which you’re glad they can’t talk: 1. My toilet 2. My cat Ed- He’s 15 and was my bachelor cat. My wife and I have been together 10 years. 3. My car. If it could nag me out loud to get its tires rotated, I think I’d be taking the bus today. 4. My office chair 5. Pizzas (it would be hard to eat them if they were screaming as I chewed.) 6. The grass of my lawn (I suspect it would object as I mowed it). 7. My bank account 8. My Fridge (You’re drinking another beer?) 9. My cat. She’s noisy enough as it is. 10. My various unfinished writing projects 11. The public swimming pool. “Dammit, kids, stop pissing in me!” ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27330 "2014-07-08T20:54:32Z")
Things for which you’re glad they can’t talk: 1. My toilet 2. My cat Ed- He’s 15 and was my bachelor cat. My wife and I have been together 10 years. 3. My car. If it could nag me out loud to get its tires rotated, I think I’d be taking the bus today. 4. My office chair 5. Pizzas (it would be hard to eat them if they were screaming as I chewed.) 6. The grass of my lawn (I suspect it would object as I mowed it). 7. My bank account 8. My Fridge (You’re drinking another beer?) 9. My cat. She’s noisy enough as it is. 10. My various unfinished writing projects 11. The public swimming pool. “Dammit, kids, stop pissing in me!” 12. My underwear. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27331 "2014-07-08T22:31:51Z")
Things for which you’re glad they can’t talk: 1. My toilet 2. My cat Ed- He’s 15 and was my bachelor cat. My wife and I have been together 10 years. 3. My car. If it could nag me out loud to get its tires rotated, I think I’d be taking the bus today. 4. My office chair 5. Pizzas (it would be hard to eat them if they were screaming as I chewed.) 6. The grass of my lawn (I suspect it would object as I mowed it). 7. My bank account 8. My Fridge (You’re drinking another beer?) 9. My cat. She’s noisy enough as it is. 10. My various unfinished writing projects 11. The public swimming pool. “Dammit, kids, stop pissing in me!” 12. My underwear. 13. The weather New: Movies in which the main character appears in every single scene 1. The Big Lebowski ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27332 "2014-07-08T22:56:08Z")
Movies in which the main character appears in every single scene 1. The Big Lebowski 2. My Dinner With Andre ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27333 "2014-07-09T00:07:32Z")
]Movies in which the main character appears in every single scene 1. The Big Lebowski 2. My Dinner With Andre 3. Laurence Olivier in “Sleuth.” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27334 "2014-07-09T03:34:50Z")
Movies in which the main character appears in every single scene 1. The Big Lebowski 2. My Dinner With Andre 3. Laurence Olivier in “Sleuth.” 4. Ryan Reynolds in Buried ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27335 "2014-07-09T04:00:58Z")
Movies in which the main character appears in every single scene 1. The Big Lebowski 2. My Dinner With Andre 3. Laurence Olivier in “Sleuth.” 4. Ryan Reynolds in Buried 5. Groundhog Day ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27336 "2014-07-09T07:29:33Z")
Movies in which the main character appears in every single scene 1. The Big Lebowski 2. My Dinner With Andre 3. Laurence Olivier in “Sleuth.” 4. Ryan Reynolds in Buried 5. Groundhog Day 6. Gravity ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27337 "2014-07-09T12:01:02Z")
Movies in which the main character appears in every single scene 1. The Big Lebowski 2. My Dinner With Andre 3. Laurence Olivier in “Sleuth.” 4. Ryan Reynolds in Buried 5. Groundhog Day 6. Gravity 7. James Whitmore in _ **Give 'em Hell, Harry** _ ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27338 "2014-07-09T12:23:14Z")
Movies in which the main character appears in every single scene 1. The Big Lebowski 2. My Dinner With Andre 3. Laurence Olivier in “Sleuth.” 4. Ryan Reynolds in Buried 5. Groundhog Day 6. Gravity 7. James Whitmore in _ **Give 'em Hell, Harry** _ 8. Jimmy Cagney in \*\*Yankee Doodle Dandy \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27339 "2014-07-09T13:27:32Z")
Movies in which the main character appears in every single scene 1. The Big Lebowski 2. My Dinner With Andre 3. Laurence Olivier in “Sleuth.” 4. Ryan Reynolds in Buried 5. Groundhog Day 6. Gravity 7. James Whitmore in Give 'em Hell, Harry 8. Jimmy Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy 9. Rosemary’s Baby ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27340 "2014-07-09T14:58:27Z")
Movies in which the main character appears in every single scene 1. The Big Lebowski 2. My Dinner With Andre 3. Laurence Olivier in “Sleuth.” 4. Ryan Reynolds in Buried 5. Groundhog Day 6. Gravity 7. James Whitmore in Give 'em Hell, Harry 8. Jimmy Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy 9. Rosemary’s Baby 10. Bruce Dern in _ **Silent Running** _ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27341 "2014-07-09T20:00:13Z")
Movies in which the main character appears in every single scene 1. The Big Lebowski 2. My Dinner With Andre 3. Laurence Olivier in “Sleuth.” 4. Ryan Reynolds in Buried 5. Groundhog Day 6. Gravity 7. James Whitmore in Give 'em Hell, Harry 8. Jimmy Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy 9. Rosemary’s Baby 10. Bruce Dern in Silent Running 11. Tom Cruise in Edge of Tomorrow ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27342 "2014-07-09T21:12:22Z")
Movies in which the main character appears in every single scene 1. The Big Lebowski 2. My Dinner With Andre 3. Laurence Olivier in “Sleuth.” 4. Ryan Reynolds in Buried 5. Groundhog Day 6. Gravity 7. James Whitmore in Give 'em Hell, Harry 8. Jimmy Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy 9. Rosemary’s Baby 10. Bruce Dern in Silent Running 11. Tom Cruise in Edge of Tomorrow 12. Philip Bajer Hall as Richard Nixon in _ **Secret Honor** _ ---
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Movies in which the main character appears in every single scene 1. The Big Lebowski 2. My Dinner With Andre 3. Laurence Olivier in “Sleuth.” 4. Ryan Reynolds in Buried 5. Groundhog Day 6. Gravity 7. James Whitmore in Give 'em Hell, Harry 8. Jimmy Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy 9. Rosemary’s Baby 10. Bruce Dern in Silent Running 11. Tom Cruise in Edge of Tomorrow 12. Philip Bajer Hall as Richard Nixon in _ **Secret Honor** _ 13. Kind Hearts and Coronets Next: Scientific constants named for those who defined them 1. Avogadro’s number [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1366) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1368)